Youth Not Immune to Rising Overdose Rates Overdoses with stimulants on the rise, while those involving heroin have declined Dec 07, 2020
FDA Panel: All Thumbs Down for Amphetamine Product Meant to Deter Abuse Unanimous vote that risks outweigh benefits Oct 09, 2020
Abuse-Deterrent Amphetamine Shines for Adult ADHD AR19 formulated with physical and chemical barriers against misuse Sep 12, 2020
Meta-Analysis: ADHD Diagnoses More Prevalent in Black Patients Researchers posit that marginalization, discrimination could influence diagnosis rate Sep 09, 2020
Kids Exposed to Cannabis In Utero Face Higher Risk of Autism "Another piece of the puzzle" of how marijuana use affects childhood outcomes Aug 10, 2020
Are Antenatal Steroids Tied to Higher Rates of Mental and Behavioral Disorders in Kids? Finnish study results suggest need to reconsider current guidelines Jun 08, 2020
In Utero Steroids Tied to Childhood Mental Disorders Findings may help inform choices about mom's treatment during pregnancy May 19, 2020
Psych Residents on COVID-19 Front Line; LSD in Phase II ADHD Trial News and commentary from the psychiatry world May 13, 2020
Preeclampsia Linked to Neurologic Disease in Full-Term Babies Risks still small, but can point the way to preventive measures, researchers said Apr 01, 2020
Twins' Early Delivery Tied to Complications, Now and Later Study finds increased rates of perinatal death, special education needs for birth before 37 weeks gestation Mar 09, 2020
Teenager in Psych Crisis Waits 25 Days in ED for Admission Amid psychiatric bed shortage, patient left in "Kafkaesque" limbo Jan 07, 2020
PM Stimulant Eases Daily Life for Kids With ADHD Parent-reported outcomes positive with delayed- and extended-release methylphenidate Oct 05, 2019
Baby Teeth May Identify ADHD How a child metabolizes nutrients and toxins may play a role in ADHD and autism Sep 26, 2019
Could Mom's Anemia Hurt Baby's Brain? Association study suggests an increased risk, though still quite small Sep 18, 2019
Sarcosine for Schizophrenia; Abilify Lawsuit; Rural America Suffering News and commentary from the psychiatry world Sep 11, 2019
Psych Comorbidities Drive Mortality Risk for Patients With ADHD Though absolute risk of death remains small Aug 08, 2019
ADHD Tied to Short Stature in Early Childhood Longer ADHD medication use also associated with lower height-for-age z scores Apr 28, 2019
New Depression, ADHD Drugs OK'd; DMT Microdosing; Bitcoin Addiction? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Mar 06, 2019
Cat Poop and Schizophrenia; Cannabis for a 4-Year-Old News and commentary from the psychiatry world Jan 30, 2019
Antipsychotics Linked to Greater Risk of Death for Youths Most deaths were unexpected, suggesting side effects but with many limitations Dec 13, 2018
Older Sibling with Autism or ADHD Ups Risk for Younger Kids Later-born children show rates markedly greater than in general population Dec 10, 2018
ADHD Genes; Psychosis and Suicide; Your Brain on Internet Gaming News and commentary from the psychiatry world Nov 28, 2018
New Binge Eating Tx; DAYBREAK Results Disappoint; Opioid for MDD? News and commentary from the psychiatry world Oct 31, 2018
Athletes and Hearts; Best Meds for ADHD: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include secondhand smoke and adolescents, labor induction, screening young athletes for cardiac problems, and ADHD medicines. Aug 11, 2018 podcast
Opioid Use Rising in ADHD Patients on Stimulants Concomitant usage poses danger for addiction, overdose Aug 10, 2018
ADHD Higher in Preterm Babies, Especially Girls Sibling study shows association may not be tied to genes or family environment Jun 25, 2018
Hypertension in Pregnancy Tied to Autism, ADHD Researchers call for greater pediatric surveillance of infants in hypertensive moms Jun 06, 2018
DES Effects Seen Extending to Users' Grandchildren Study ties ADHD to Gramma's use of pregnancy drug May 21, 2018
Adults with ADHD See Symptom Improvement with Long-Acting Tx SHP465 mixed MAS effective in patients with or without sleep issues May 07, 2018
In Cryptogenic Stroke, Think Stimulants? Hospital saw three adult ADHD patients with ischemic stroke in one week Oct 17, 2016
Lowering the Bar: Adult ADHD, a Risky Diagnosis? As adult ADHD diagnoses increase, so do stimulant overdoses Sep 10, 2016
Lowering the Bar: Patient or Addict? For some an ADHD diagnosis is a ticket to ride the stimulant express Sep 10, 2016
ADHD: How Did It Leap from Classroom to Boardroom? Adults are now routinely diagnosed with ADHD. Why is that? This Lowering the Bar; Medicine in 21st Century report seeks answers May 22, 2016
Urine Screens Show Patients Don't Take ADHD Meds About a third of patients noncompliant; some take other illicit drugs instead Jan 19, 2016
Liquid Stimulant Eases ADHD Symptoms in Autism Patients also had some improvements in social scores Jan 16, 2016
